Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-21

house and asked them to come down
and surrender, but they refused to do
it. Then Marshal Mannin said he
would go up and get them, and started.
He got as far as the foot of the stairway
when he was greeted by load of buck
shot, which took effect in his left shout
der, inficting serious if not fatal
wound. Mannin turned deathly sick
from the wound and laid down upon
the grass outside, when one of his men
lighted some straw or shavings and
threatened to burn the house if they did
not come down. This scared the Logan
boys CIV. II. W. and Jackson) and they
made break for liberty, shooting at
the marshal, sheriff and guards as they
ran, when the whole posse fired and
literally riddled them with bullets and
buckshot. There were at least fifty
shots fired. Mannin, the marshal, is a
newcomer in Morehead, and has never
figured in any factional difficulties.
Craig Tolliver was his opponent in the
race for marshal. The .'kukluxing"
that the Logan boys had been per-
petrating was an attempt to kill or
drive away somebody belonging to an
opposite faction.
VIM. Ramey's term of office as
sheriff of Rowan county expired last
February. Sometime before that date
be had warrants for the arrest of four
men. The men sent him word that
they were willing to be arrested, and
he found two of them and took them to
Logan's store, leaving his son in charge
of them while he went after the other
two. The prisoners were not disarmed.
While Ramey was gone, old man Logan
declared that the men should not go to
jail, and he ordered young Ramey to
leave the store. He refused to go, when
Logan caught him by the neck and
pushed him as far as the door where
young Ramey turned and knocked the
old man down with his fist. A Logan
boy was in the store and he began to
shoot. Then the two ~ oners and
other men in the store took hand with
their revolvers. At this point Sheriff
Ramey arrived on the scene with one
of the other prisoners and they i'm
mediately opened fire. When the
fight cooled down it was found that
young Logan had been killed and a
number of the combatants wounded.
VIM. Ramey was badly wounded. This
episode helped to destroy Logan's
good temper.
VIM. Ramey and Henry his son,
were practically placed on the dead list
by old Henry Logan, who hired men
for one hundred dollars and Win
chester rifle apiece to kill them. One
of their attempts to kill the young man
three or four weeks ago is thus de-
seribed by the elder Ramey: was
down at the house and Henry was up
on the side-hill blowing where could
see him. He had revolver strapped
to him. Suddenly party of men be-
gan firing on him from tho brush. The
boy drew his revolver and returned the
fire. saw them advancing on the boy
and grasped my gun and hurried TO
the field. Before 1 got there the boy
left the team and ran to me, and
together we sent the attacking party
flying back into the woods. Henry's
clothes were torn with bullets but he
was not hurt. One time a party cor
nered the boy in store intending to
kill him, but one of the party being an
old friend suddenly relented and took
Henry's part, thus saving his life.
1t was these facts that determined
the Rameys to make Mr.. McKensie a
visit at this time. They are law abiding
citizens of Kentucky and are not here
hiding from justice. The fact that
they are out in the country on Mr..
McKensie's farm is because the house
there is large, and the gentlemen
prefer to be where they can do some
work. They 'batch'' in two rooms
and Samuel Duncalf with his family
occupy the remainder of the building.
We make these statements to correct
any false impressions that may have
entered into the public mind. Mr..
McKensie is not the man who would
harbor criminal fleeing from justice.
VIM. Ramey is God-fearing man, and
although he Is certainly no coward we
do not believe he would harm any man
for the love of revenge. The law of
self-preservation is written first all
over Kentucky and usually with a shot
gun or revolver. Ii there were more
Rameys there this state of things could
not exist, and white-winged peace
could get an audience.
Almost everybody seems to be in
volved in the quarrel We take the
following paragraph from a paper
published in neighboring county to
Rowan:
Governor Knott has pardoned DR..
Henry Logan and Morgan McClurg, of
Rowan county. who were indicted for
conspiring to kill Judge A. E. Cole,
Taylor and Allie Young. TWAS proven
that DIR. Logan had hired McClurg and
two other men to assassinate Cole and
the Youngs. The pardon was granted
before the parties had q trial, very
unusual thing for governor 10 do, and
this with previous acts gives color to
the charge that our good governor is
friendly to the Martin Hump hrey-Logan
faction in Rowan. And this would
seem to license men to kill Judge Cole,
the Judge of that circuit. Can Judge |
Cole now afford to risk his life TO hold |
court in Rowan?
The newspapers down there are not |
exempt from the turbulent spirit that |
moves the people. We clip the follow
ing from the Sentinel Democrat, |